What’s the Greatest Machine of the 1960s…the Post Office Tower? (with Chris Barrie)

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THE POST OFFICE TOWER (now known as the BT Tower) (1964)
The BT Tower is a communications tower located in Fitzrovia, London, and has been previously known as the Post Office Tower, Thames TV Tower, the London Telecom Tower and the British Telecom Tower.
The main structure is 177 metres (581 ft) high, with a further section of aerial rigging bringing the total height to 191 metres (627 ft). Commissioned by the General Post Office, its primary purpose was to support the microwave aerials then used to carry telecommunications traffic from London to the rest of the country.
The tower was designed by Eric Bedford and G. R. Yeats, chief architects of the Ministry of Public Building and Works. The building is concrete clad in glass - an architectural hallmark of its time.
WHAT MAKES IT GREAT… Until its closure in 1981, the BT Tower featured London’s only revolving restaurant to date.
TIME WARP… Upon completion it overtook the Millbank Tower to once again become the tallest building in both London and the United Kingdom, titles it held until 1980, when it in turn was overtaken by the NatWest Tower.
Presented by Chris Barrie
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@ChubbyChecker182 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing that the revolving restaurant never opened again, I would think it would be extremely popular.

@CarolineFord1 Ай бұрын

The bit missing is that the IRA put a bomb in the toilets.

@eugeniozanda7230 Жыл бұрын

I don't think it would be a bad idea to turn it into a museum and reopen the restaurant to the public...It's a fascinating building that arouses a lot of nostalgia...

@george-ev1dq 3 ай бұрын

being made into a hotel

@jamesharmer9293 5 ай бұрын

I was up there once after the restaurant closed. BT used to use it for corporate jollies. I can confirm that it's all to easy to put your drink down and then not find it again.

@leecrichlow6773 3 жыл бұрын

Chris should do more of this type of stuff. Excellent!

@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 3 ай бұрын

DIsagree. He manages to take interesting material and make it into a desperate plea for attention. He's just so utterly unfunny, so why even try so hard, given that it's not even supposed to be funny.

@HandleyR Жыл бұрын

The st Johns (radio city tower now) in Liverpool Opened in 1969 with a revolving restaurant opening in 1971.

@dzucco1 2 жыл бұрын

What a great little film. It made my toes curl when he was outside of the tower

@PG-ts9xz Жыл бұрын

One non-classified correction, Liverpool had a similar restaurant. It was fantastic.

@carriegold7 5 ай бұрын

It was foggy the day I got my one and only invitation to the BT Tower. Can't believe they've sold it!

@jamestilby2223 3 жыл бұрын

THE TOWER IS MAGICAL NOTHING LIKE IT 👍👍👍

@con6951 2 жыл бұрын

Rimmer also loves his telegraph poles

@chriswaring5565 3 ай бұрын

WHAT A SMEGG HEAD!

@-_-O 3 жыл бұрын

I can never take Rimmer seriously, waiting for the canned laughter after every statement

@steveread4021 2 жыл бұрын

The lack of an H on his forehead is a clue. But I know what you mean.

@dopiaza2006 Жыл бұрын

Red Dwarf never used canned laughter FFS. Are you American by any chance?

@-_-O Жыл бұрын

@@dopiaza2006 London mate, you?

@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 3 ай бұрын

@@dopiaza2006 incorrect, and irrelevant. Point is, in this piece, Chris is desperately trying...hoping for the laughter which never comes.

@ENGBriseB 4 ай бұрын

Bet it stil works Today. Amazing the British make half of the world's inventions. We need make this country great again.

@pmajudge 2 жыл бұрын

AAH! REMEMBER THIS IN 1964 ! I WAS 14 YRS THEN . FAMILY & FAMILY FRIENDS WERE UP AT THE RESTURANT!!! SUPER GREAT VIDEO ! THANKS INDEED !! FROM U.K. (2022).

@MITCHBR0WN Жыл бұрын

I've been in the revolving resteraunt in the late 70's... Got my certificate somewhere..It was a Butlins resteraunt...

@benjroof Жыл бұрын

I like this man.

@steveread4021 2 жыл бұрын

The end of our glory days, alas. After this it was all downhill.

@silverismoney Жыл бұрын

Without him life would be much grimmer.

@GypsyHunter232UK 5 ай бұрын

Microwave but now back to cables fibre optical cables..

@City__Walker 4 ай бұрын

I think after visiting soviet diplomats of BT tower. In the 67 in Moscow Ostankino TV tower also was create rotating restoran😉😆

@bendingspring 4 ай бұрын

Didn’t public access stop as soon as the IRA detonated a device planted in the ceiling of the toilets of the restaurant?

@mistofoles 3 ай бұрын

Public access to the observation platforms stopped after the IRA bomb attack in 1971, yes, but after renovation, the restaurant re-opened and continued to operate till its lease expired in 1980.

@george-ev1dq 3 ай бұрын

The bomb was planted by the Angry Brigade not the IRA.

@chriswaring5565 3 ай бұрын

0:50 WERES THE GOODIES GIANT WHITE KITTEN?

@KingCharles3 4 ай бұрын

i would argue the Saturn V rocket was a little more great!

@nicks4934 5 ай бұрын

Rimmer?

@MUSTASCH1O 3 жыл бұрын

Back when BT was a pioneer. I wonder what they have their egg heads working on today.

@henryyandell3222 2 жыл бұрын

Overpriced internet

@underwaterdick 2 жыл бұрын

Most likely their "Eggheads" do exactly what they have always done, pioneer communications. From ensuring high speed digital data networks operate, to assisting GCHQ intercept anything of interest to them or keeping up with the latest in emergency/doomsday communication methods.

@mr.afrikaans1747 Жыл бұрын

P0rn machines. Beaming it directly into your mind.

@hoagy_ytfc Жыл бұрын

BT didn't exist back then

@christopher9727 3 ай бұрын

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@janakakumara3836 Жыл бұрын

The Ministry of Truth (minitrue) did great work back then.

@bendingspring 4 ай бұрын

Didn’t public access stop when the IRA detonated a bomb up there in the restaurant?

@brianjrichman 2 жыл бұрын

Where is the "H" on his forehead? 😁

@nicks4934 5 ай бұрын

Who remembers STD? Oooh matron😂

@markeightfourone8693 4 ай бұрын

😆 'oooh that's a big one Nurse Cricket - 620 feet!'

@robertoorsi5771 2 жыл бұрын

It needs a restoration. I

@danielcox3152 2 жыл бұрын

Look out for WOTAN lol

@TCHorwood-xq7mw Жыл бұрын

I've often thought the GPO Tower looks like a giant sonic screwdriver, perhaps that's where The Doctor got the idea.

@GMT439 5 ай бұрын

Trans Missions

@jamesharmer9293 5 ай бұрын

I was up there once after the restaurant closed. BT used to use it for corporate jollies. I can confirm that it's all to easy to put your drink down and then not find it again.